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Friday Photo Quiz #156 – Where in the World?

In honor of the London Olympics, this week's quiz comes from an honest to goodness, real British overseas territory. There are only fourteen of them left, although some comprise islands separated by hundreds or even thousands of miles.

This is hard. In fact, it just may be impossible unless you already know the answer. Here are two photos. At bottom is the most famous feature in the capital city, Jamestown – Jacob's Ladder, 699 steps up to an old fort at the top of the hill.

And the answer is ……………………………………………………… it's St. Helena Island, population 5530, capital of the British south Atlantic Ocean territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha islands. St. Helena was the final place of exile for Napoleon.

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My wife and I live on a horse farm in Young Harris, Georgia, and spend parts of every summer in our tiny cabin on Lake Saimaa in Finland. Because my day job has outfitted me with audio equipment, I am available for studio quality broadcast author interviews via ISDN or SourceConnect.

As to the increased political chatter here lately, I just can't help it.